Deposition excerpts detail multiple underage sexual assaults by Jeffrey Epstein and invoke Fifth Amendment refusals

minor females that the United States Attorney's Office recognized as a victim. L.M.’s swom deposition testimony and the adverse inference drawn from Epstein’s refusal to testify confirm that Epstein began sexually assaulting L.M. when she was 13 years old and continued to molest her on more than fifty (50) occasions over three (3) years. Epstein Depo., Attachment #1, at 17 (“Q: Did you... — engage in any sexual conduct with L.M.?” A: [Invocation of the Fifth Amendment].); see also Epstein Depo., April 14, 2010, Attachment #6, at 456 ("Q: LM was an underage female that you first abused when she was 13 years old; is that correct?" A: [Invocation of Fifth Amendment].) . 8. Rpstein was also given ample opportunity to explain why he engaged in sexual activity with L.M. beginning when L.M. was 13 years old and why he has molested minors on an everyday basis for years, and he invoked his 5th amendment right rather than provide explanation. See Epstein Deposition, February 17, 2010, at 11-12, 30-31 (Deposition Attachment # 7). | 9, Epstein also sexually assaulted E.W., beginning when she was 14 years old and did so on numerous occasions. See E.W. Depo., Attachment #4 at 215-216. 10. Another of the minor girls Epstein sexually assaulted was Jane Doe; the abuse began when Jane Doe was 14 years old. Rather than incriminate himself, Epstein invoked the 5th amendment to questions about him digitally penetrating Doe's vagina, using vibrators on her vagina and masturbating and ejaculating in her presence. Epstein Depo., April 14, 2010, Attachment #6, at 420, 464, 468. 11. When Edwards’s clients L.M., E.W., and Jane Doe were 13 or 14 years old, each was brought to Epstein’s home multiple times by another underage victim. Epstein engaged in 6 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010571